Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
The Costa Book Awards are some of the most prestigious British literary awards. They were launched in 1971 as the Whitbread Literary Awards, which became the Whitbread Book Awards in 1985. Costa Coffee took over sponsorship in 2006. The Novel Award Winner receives £5,000. The 2021 Costa Book Awards held in February 2022 was the 50th and final awards. Visit the Costa Book Awards site for more information.
See the other Costa Book Awards category winners and all the other literary prize winners we list.
2021
- Unsettled Ground Claire Fuller Winner
- The High House Jessie Greengrass
- The Fortune Men Nadifa Mohamed
- The Island of Missing Trees Elif Safak
2020
- The Mermaid of Black Conch: A Love Story by Monique Roffey Winner
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
- Peace Talks by Tim Finch
- The Less Dead by Denise Mina
2019
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Middle England Jonathan Coe Winner
- Confession with Blue Horses Sophie Hardach
- Starling Days Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
- Shadowplay Joseph O’Connor
2018
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Normal People Sally Rooney Winner
- The Silence of the Girls Pat Barker
- The Italian Teacher Tom Rachman
- From a Low and Quiet Sea Donal Ryan
2017
- Jon McGregor Winner
- Under a Pole Star Stef Penney
- Home Fire Kamila Shamsie
- Tin Man by Sarah Winman
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- Days Without End Sebastian Barry Winner
- This Must Be the Place Maggie O’Farrell
- The Essex Serpent Sarah Perry
- The Gustav Sonata Rose Tremain
2015
- A god in ruins Kate Atkinson Winner
- The green road Anne Enright
- A place called Winter Patrick Gale
- At Hawthorn Time Melissa Harrison
2014
-
How to be both Ali Smith Winner
- The lives of others Neel Mukherjee
- House of ashes Monique Roffey
- Nora Webster Colm Tóibín
2013
- Life after life Kate Atkinson Winner
- Unexpected lessons in love Bernardine Bishop
- Instructions for a heatwave Maggie O’Farrell
- All the birds, singing Evie Wyld
2012
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Bring up the bodies Hilary Mantel Winner (and Book of the year)
- Life! Death! Prizes! Stephen May
- The heart broke in James Meek
- Days of the Bagnold summer Joff Winterhart
2011
- Pure Andrew Miller Winner (and Book of the year)
2010
- The hand that first held mine Maggie O’Farrell Winner
2009
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Brooklyn Colm Tóibín Winner
2008
- The secret scripture Sebastian Barry Winner (and Book of the year)
2007
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Day A. L. Kennedy Winner (and Book of the year)
2006
- Restless William Boyd Winner
